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RH Chairs – EPD Certification
RH Chairs is one of the first office chair manufacturers to gain certification in accordance with the International EPD System.
28 June, 2024 by
Eamon Carroll

RH Chairs EPD Certification

 

RH Chairs is one of the first office chair manufacturers to gain certification in accordance with the International EPD System.

 

The EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is a type III environmental label aimed at providing scientifically based, verified and comparable information on the environmental performance of products in different categories. It is based on a lifecycle assessment (LCA) of the product in question, and provides quantitative data on the environmental performance of the product.

 

The "International EPD System" was launched in early 2008 as a revision of other EPD programs that have been in use for almost a decade in different European and Asian countries. The RH Ambio, RH Extend 120 and RH Logic 400 are the first office chairs to receive pre-certification according to the International EPD System.

 

RH Chairs' EPDs are based on an LCA performed by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, which presents the environmental performance of the products according to the following impact categories:

 

Resource use
Global warming potential
Acidification potential
Ozone depletion potential
Photochemical oxidant formation
Eutrophication
Generation of waste (hazardous and non-hazardous)

 

Data was gathered internally, from published data and from questionnaires distributed to suppliers. The evaluation was verified by a third party to ensure compliance with ISO 14025, allowing it to be used for external communication purposes.


Eamon Carroll 28 June, 2024
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